The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home ARTIST(S): LeahDecterwith TheSpenceNeighbourhoodAssociationYEAR: 2008PROGRAM:WITHARTMEDIA: Tilemosaic,concrete,text,

indigenousplants

Thiscommunity-basedartworkreflectsuponideasofhome,placeandbelonging,expressingthediversityoftheneighbourhood.

city.block.stopARTIST: DavidPerrettYEAR: 2010PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIA: Tyndalllimestone,Mariashlimestone, sandstone,steel,glass

Conceivedasa“gateway”totheUniversityofWinnipegcampus,theshelterandsculptureareinspiredbylocalgeologyandthegeographyofthecity,carvedtorepresenttheRed,AssiniboineandSeineRiversandthesurroundingtopography.

DIY FieldARTIST(S):GermaineKohYEAR: 2011PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIUM: MetalpostswithinteractiveLEDlights

Recallinggameandsportdevices,thisinteractivegridof38pedestrian-scalelightpostsiscontrollablebyparkusers.Eachpostcontainsred,greenandblueLEDlightswiththreebuttonstoturneachcolourchannelonandoffseparately.

Picturing a Bright Future: The Eritrean Women’s ProjectARTIST(S):SarahCrawleywith theEritreanCommunityinWinnipegYEAR: 2010PROGRAM:WITHART

MEDIA: Photographs,quilt: cyanotypesoncotton

ArtistSarahCrawleymentoredrecentlyimmigratedEritreanwomenintheartofphotographyovereighteenmonthsastheycontinuedtorebuildtheirlivesinWinnipeg.Imagesonquiltbyprojectparticipants,designandcyanotypingbySarahCrawley,quiltingbyRitaWasney.

YOU YOU + YOUARTIST(S):JacquelineMetzandNancyChewYEAR: 2010PROGRAM:Collaborationwiththe UnitedWayofWinnipegMEDIA: Castaluminum,LEDluminaries, interactivemediaforsoundandlight

CreatedincollaborationwiththeUnitedWayofWinnipeg,YOU YOU + YOUisaninteractiveartworkcomprisedof11lightsrepresentingtheBraillefor“YOU,”activatedbothautomaticallyandbyinteractionwithacastaluminumtalkingstickthattriggersaudionotesonthepentatonicscale.

Poster Boards in the ExchangeARTIST(S):MichaelCarroll,LaurieGreen andJudithPansonYEAR: 2009PROGRAM:CollaborationwithExchange DistrictBIZMEDIUM: Steel

DesignsbyWinnipegartistshaveturnedthefunctionalposterboardsoftheExchangeDistrictintouniqueworksofart.

Marbles on PortageARTIST(S):EricaSwendrowskiYEAR: 2012PROGRAM:Artist-in-Residence/Collaboration withDowntownBIZMEDIA: Fibreglass,plants,light

Byenlargingcommonandtinyplaythingstogiantproportionsandincorporatinglightsandlivingplants,thisworkcaptivatestheimaginationofWinnipeggersyoungandoldalongabusythoroughfare.

Bike Racks on BroadwayARTIST(S):JessicaKoroscil;VanessaKroeker andPaulButler;andPaulRoblesYEAR: 2008PROGRAM:CollaborationwithDowntownBIZMEDIA: Steel,automotivepaint

Twenty-oneartist-designedbikeracksareinstalledintheareaofBroadway,oneofWinnipeg’smostlovelyandhistoricstreets.

From Here Until Now ARTIST(S):spmb(EduardoAquino andKarenShanski)YEAR: 2012PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIA: Stainlesssteel,aluminum,concrete, LEDlighting

Artcomponentsareintegratedintothebridgeinfrastructureonthehandrails,inthepavingpatternandongatewaymarkers.ThedesignwascreatedinresponsetocommunityfeedbacktomarkandcelebratethetwodistinctneighbourhoodsoneachsideoftheAssiniboineRiver.

UntitledARTIST: CliffEylandYEAR: 2005PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIUM: Mixedmediaonwood

Eyland’sinstallationiscomposedofover1,0003”by5”paintings,thesizeoftraditionallibrarycataloguecards,thatincludedepictionsoflandscapesandfiguresbothrealandimagined.

The IlluminationARTIST(S):NicholasWadeYEAR: 2005PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIUM: Powder-coatedsteel

The IlluminationiscomprisedofthelettersTHElockedinanarchitecturalembrace.“Itsuggeststhespaceofthelibraryasapagewrittenbyascribe.Three-dimensionaltypographyis‘illuminating’astory,toldinthree-dimensionalspace,”saysWade.

emptyfulARTIST(S):BillPechetYEAR: 2012PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIA: Stainlesssteel,lights,weather (allseasons),waterandfog (summeronly)

emptyful isinspiredbytheideathatWinnipeg(andthesurroundingprairies)isfullofemptiness...aboundlessspacewherevariousphenomenasuchasweather,light,seasonsandhumanendeavourcomeandgo.TheworkwascreatedasalegacyprojectoftheWinnipegCulturalCapitalofCanadadesignationin2010.

Sentinel of TruthARTIST: DarrenStebeleskiYEAR: 2012PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIA: Weatheringsteel,stainlesssteel

Inspiredbythelibraryasprotectoroftruthandideas,thiswallfeaturesshortexcerptsoftext,subtlyinscribedindifferentfontsandsizes,fromfiction,poetryandnonfiction,allcollectedfromvariouserasandlocations.

Elwick Community CentreARTIST(S):DimitryMelman-Komarwith theElwickCommunityYEAR: 2008PROGRAM:WITHARTMEDIA: Ceramic,porcelainandglasstiles, sandedgrout,acrylicpaint

TheartistworkedwiththecommunitytorevitalizetheElwickCommunityCentre,animportanthubinthediverseMaplesneighbourhood.TogethertheycreatedamosaicmuralthatcoverstheoutdoorwallsoftheCentre.

lost_landscape ARTIST(S):CollinZippYEAR: 2007PROGRAM:Artist-in-ResidenceMEDIA: Interactiveinstallationof digitallymanipulatedvideoworks

Createdthroughatwelve-monthresidency,thisnon-linearnarrativevideoinstallationreflectstherichprairielandscapethroughabstractedimagesofitsfloraandfauna.

Agassiz IceARTIST(S):GordonReeveYEAR: 2008PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIUM: Stainlesssteel

Agassiz IcerecallsglacialLakeAgassizthatoncecoveredanimmenseareathatincludedthecityofWinnipeg.Thesculpturesappeartobemassivechunksofice,reminiscentofthetipsoftheicebergs.

Table of Contents ARTIST(S):spmb(EduardoAquino andKarenShanski)YEAR: 2006PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIUM: Aluminum

This40-footaluminumsculpturealsofunctionsasacommunitytableandisinscribedwithphrasescontributedbyarearesidentsinmanylanguagesthatexpressthepark’ssignificancetotheneighbourhood.

The Birthing ProjectARTIST(S):JudyJenningswiththeManitoba MaternityCareActionNetworkYEAR: 2008PROGRAM:WITHARTMEDIA: Fusedandlamp-workedglass, braidedsteelwire,nyloncord

Theartworkprovidesavisionofpregnancyandbirthfrommanyculturalperspectivesandwascreatedinglassbytheartist,drawnfromworkshopdiscussions,sketchesandphotographsprovidedbycommunityparticipants.

land/markARTIST(S):JacquelineMetzandNancyChewYEAR: 2009PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIA: Aluminum,granite

Comprisedofamythicalshedmooseantlerandabenchincisedwithmarkingsdepictingthecity’sriversandlonglotsystem,land/mark pondersWinnipeg’shistoryandthemarksweleaveontheland.

MonumentARTIST(S):MicheldeBroinYEAR: 2009PROGRAM:CommissionMEDIUM: Granite

MonumentistheinauguralsculpturefortheJardindesculpturesatLaMaisondesartistesvisuelsinSaint-Boniface.ArtistMicheldeBroinusesaclassicalformandmaterialtocreateacontemporaryreflectiononidentityandrepresentation.

Transcona Performance PavilionARTIST(S):DavidFirmanYEAR: 2012PROGRAM:Commission/Collaboration withTransconaBIZMEDIA: Steel,concrete,brick, Lexanphotographicpanels

FeaturingaseriesofphotographsofplantlifeandskytakenattheTransconaCommunityBioreserve,thisperformancepavilioncelebratesTranscona’sdesignationas“TheParkCity.”

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TheSpenceCommunityCompass:FindingHomeLeahDecterwithTheSpenceNeighbourhoodAssociationFurbyPark,FurbyStreetjustnorthofElliceAvenue

city.block.stopDavidPerrettUniversityofWinnipeg,ElliceAvenuebetweenSpenceandBalmoralStreets

DIYFieldGermaineKohCentralPark,nearthecornerofElliceAvenueandEdmontonStreet

PicturingaBrightFuture:TheEritreanWomen’sPhotographyProjectSarahCrawleywiththeEritreanCommunityinWinnipegTheImmigrantCentre,100AdelaideStreet

YOUYOU+YOUJacquelineMetzandNancyChewUnitedWayBuilding,580MainStreet

PosterBoardsintheExchangeMichaelCarroll,LaurieGreen,JudithPansonFifteenlocationsthroughouttheExchangeDistrict

MarblesonPortageEricaSwendrowskiTwenty-onelocationsalongPortageAvenuebetweenMainStreetandMemorialBoulevard

BikeRacksonBroadwayJessicaKoroscil,VanessaKroekerandPaulButler,PaulRoblesTwenty-onelocationsalongBroadwaybetweenMainStreetandMemorialBoulevard

FromHereUntilNowspmb(EduardoAquinoandKarenShanski)OsborneBridge,OsborneVillage

UntitledCliffEylandMillenniumLibrary,251DonaldStreet

TheIlluminationNicholasWadeMillenniumLibrary,251DonaldStreet

emptyfulBillPechetMillenniumLibraryPark,251DonaldStreet

SentinelofTruthDarrenStebeleskiMillenniumLibraryPark,251DonaldStreet

ElwickCommunityCentreDimitryMelman-KomarwiththeElwickCommunityElwickCommunityCentre,30MaberleyRoad

lost_landscapeCollinZippLivingPrairieMuseum,2795NessAvenue

AgassizIceGordonReeveAssiniboineParknearthefootbridgeatPortageAvenue

TableofContentsspmb(EduardoAquinoandKarenShanski)VimyRidgeMemorialPark,HoneymanAvenueandCanoraStreet

TheBirthingProjectJudyJenningswiththeManitobaMaternityCareActionNetworkBirthCentre,603St.Mary’sRoadatSt.Anne’sRoadjunction

land/markJacquelineMetzandNancyChewBishopGrandinGreenway,westofSt.Anne’sRoad

MonumentMicheldeBroinJardindesculptures,LaMaisondesartistesvisuelsfrancophones,219,BoulevardProvencher

TransconaPerformancePavilionDavidFirmanTransconaCentennialSquare,RegentAvenueeastofBondStreet

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